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CISC Quebec Awards

2004


COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CATEGORY WINNER ONE
ECOLE NATIONALE DE CIRQUE


Architect: Lapointe Magne et Associes
Structural Engineer: Dessau Soprin inc.
General Contractor: J.E. Verreault et Fils Itee
Owner: Ecole nationale de cirque
Fabricator: Les Aciers Fax

Ecole Nationale de Cirque, Montreal

The project features two large studios and stacked gymnasiums within a compact and vertical space. This approach strengthens the focus of the Cite des arts du cirque, reduces the footprint and exterior surfaces of the building, and optimizes the service distribution and energy consumption.

COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CATEGORY WINNER TWO
TRUDEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXPANSION, PHASE 1

Architect: Consortium PCJA: Provencher, Roy;
Cardinal et Hardy; Jodoin Lamarre Pratte; Arcop
Structural Engineer: Consortium: SNC-Lavalin; Cima+ General Contractor: Consortium DVPT: Decarel;
Verreault, Pomerleau, Tecsult
Owner: Aeroports de Montreal
Fabricator: Les Aciers Canam

Trudeau Airport

The new construction included a transborder jetty and an international flights zone. The $250 million project provided the Pierre-Elliott Trudeau airport with new and modern facilities while enhancing Montreal's dynamic and contemporary image.

COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL CATEGORY HON. MENTION
COLLEGE NOTRE-DAME-DE-LOURDES EXPANSION

College Notre-Dame

Architect: Lemieux & Smith Vigeant architectes
Structural Engineer: Nicolet Chartrand Knoll !tee
General Contractor: Construction Yergeau Cart
Owner: College Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Fabricator: Les Structures Gialay inc.

INDUSTRIAL AND BRIDGE CATEGORY WINNER
ROND-POINT DE L'ACADIE RENOVATION
 

Architect: Lemay et associes
Structural Engineer: Consortium: SNC-Lavalin; Dessau-Soprin General Contractor: Construction Louisbourg
Owner: Quebec Minitry of Transportation
Fabricator: Les Constructions Beauce-Atlas (pont Ouest); Structal - division de Le Groupe Canam Manac (pont Est)

Rond-Pont

Renovation of the Rend-point de 1'Acadie into a true interchange will help alleviate the heavy traffic along that segment of the Metropolitan highway in Montreal. Among the project highlights are the two main steel plate-girder bridges sharply curved both in plan and in elevation.

JUNIOR ARCHITECT/ENGINEER CATEGORY HON. MENTION
CITE DES JEUNES DE RIVIERE-DU-LOUP STADIUM

Stadium

Junior Engineer: Sebastien Cinq-Mars, ing., GENIVAR Groupe Conseil inc.
Sponsor: Lucien Viel, ing., GENIVAR Groupe Conseil inc. Fabricator: Jean-Pierre Belzile, ing., Les, Structures GB Kee

GREEN BUILDING CATEGORY WINNER
TOHU PAVILION - LA CITE DES ARTS DU CIRQUE

Architect: Consortium: Scheme Consultants; I'architecte Jacques Plante; Jodoin, Lamarre, Pratte Structural Engineer: Martoni, Cyr et Associes inc. General Contractor: Construction Vergo
Owner: TOHU
Fabricator: Nico Metal
Detailer: Les Systemes Datadraft, Dessins Cadmax

Tohu construction

Designed to accommodate 840 spectators, this structural steel performance hall is unique in Canada and will soon receive the LEEDTM "Gold" certification. The central lobby leads into an exhibition hall housing contemporary works of art related to the circus and environmental friendliness. The project incorporates recycled construction components such as steel beams from the former Angus factories.

GREEN BUILDING CATEGORY HONOURABLE MENTION
MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT COOP DE MONTREAL STORE

MEC Montreal

Architect: Consortium MTF
Architectes: Studio MMA; Lyse M. Tremblay architecte; Duschenes & Fish Architectes
Structural Engineer: Saia Deslauriers Kadanoff Leconte Brisebois Blais
General Contractor: Broccolini Construction
Owner: Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC)
Fabricator: Acier Metaux Spec, Les Aciers Canam

PANEL'S CHOICE WINNER
CDP CAPITAL CENTRE GLASS WALL

Caisse de Depots et Placement

Architect: Le Consortium: Gauthier, Daoust, Lestage; Faucher, Aubertin, Brodeur, Gauthier; Lemay & Associes Structural Engineer: Le Consortium: Pasquin, St-Jean; Saia, Deslauriers, Kadanoff, Leconte, Brisebois, Blais; Le Groupe S.M.
General Contractor: Decarel Verreault Coentreprise Owner: Societe immobiliere Camont inc.
Fabricator: Les Constructions Beauce-Atlas inc. Erector: Montage d'Acier International inc.

The Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec boasts a huge 40 x 100 m atrium enclosed by a magnificent glass wall and supported by a tree-shaped steel structure featuring steel castings for the joints.

PANEL'S CHOICE HONOURABLE MENTION
BERNARD LEMAIRE PARK KIOSK

Lemaire Pavilion

Architect: Bourassa et Gaudreau, architectes
Structural Engineer: Renaud Lapointe ingenieur
General Contractor, Owner and Fabricator: Cascades inc.

PANEL'S CHOICE HONOURABLE MENTION
HOTEL-DIEU DE MONTREAL EMERGENCY ENTRANCE

Hotel-Dieu

Architect: Yelle Maille architectes associes
Structural Engineer: Saia Deslauriers Kadanoff Leconte Brisebois Blais
General Contractor: Construction Gesmonde Ltee
Owner: Centre hospitalier de I'Universite de Montreal (CHUM)

Quebec Judges:
Vassily Verganelakis, Boulva Verganelakis & Associes
Francois Jutras, Roche Ltee Groupe Conseil
Odette Roy, Les architectes Odette Roy et Isabelle Jacques
Pierre Beaupre, OAQ President
Jean-Pierre LeTourneux, Menkes Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux
Jean Mayrand, Chairman, International Paint
Sylvie Boulanger, Moderator, CISC-Quebec

For more information on the Quebec Region Awards and Projects, please visit the Quebec Region website: http://quebec.cisc.ca/content/excellence/default_fr.asp

2004 Edition